Archive | November, 2008

A TRIBUTE TO LARRY VERMEEREN–FOUNDER OF SMALL WORLD ADVENTURES–AND SOMEONE WHO PLAYED A HUGE ROLE IN SHAPING KAYAKING IN ECUADOR AS WE KNOW IT TODAY. Don’t worry, he is still alive and well, but I thought, what the hell, why not immortalize the living? So, sorry to get all sentimental here, but I thought it […]

Many people come to Ecuador these days with the express purpose of kayaking. And, they are smart to do so, as Ecuador is a kayaking wonderland. You’ve got steep creeks, you’ve got medium volume technical rivers, and big water runs all within a very tight radius. And, the runs here are world class! So, what […]

Well, our first trip(s) of the year was a great success! We owe it mostly to the very charming personailities of our 6 guests who kept us laughing the whole week. But the top quality paddling probably had something to do with it as well. So, you may be wondering, what exactly made this trip […]

Sooo Good to be back Chris T. on the Rio Quijos The team is assembled once again in Ecuador. Don, Larry, Darcy, Chris, Hilary, Eduardo, Lili, Memo, and Hector are all together again in Borja getting ready for our upcoming season. We spent the last month paddling great rivers in the northwest, and while it […]